Symphony of Food: A Chef's Showcase - 1/22/10

For the first time, WOMEN of Southwestern PA brought together an all-female crew of chefs for its Symphony of Food: A Chef’s Showcase. Girasole’s Jennifer Girasole, Mitchell’s Fish Market’s Clare Lise, BISTRO 19’s Jessica Gibson, Rania’s Catering’s Rania Harris, Bella Sera Event Venue’s Jacky Fife, The Pie Place’s Jessica Gombar and Julie Accamando, Gretchen’s Good Eats’ Gretchen Corrado, and Cooking with Carolyn’s Carolyn Yurkovich cooked up an amazing feast for the sold-out crowd at Bella Sera Event Venue. KDKA-TV’s Brenda Waters, the event’s faithful emcee, lead the crowd in a Champagne toast to the chefs, and announced the Chinese auction winners, which helped raise funds for the non-profit organization that supports the region's women through philanthropic projects and networking events. Photography by Megan Wylie